The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-22

AN ORDINANCE to permit the Central Railroad
and Banking Company of Georgia, the Ocean
Steamship Company of Savannah, or Such
railroad corporation NOW existing or hereaf-
ter To be formed) as the said last named cor
poration may designate, to run track from
the present system of tracks on River street
TO the Bilbo canal
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of savannah in Council
assembled, That the Central Railroad and Bank
ing Company of Georgia, or the Ocean steam
ship Company of Savannah, or such railroad
corporation, NOW existing or hereafter to be
formed as said last named corporation may
designate, be and they are hereby permitted to
extend a track from their present track on
River street over the following route, or such
parts thereof as they may elect, to-wit: Along
River street across Water street to West Broad
street, and across West Broad and along River
street to Montgomery street, from Montgomery
street along River street or through the system
of streets and alleys in said city lying next
south of the building on the south side of
River street and north of the north side
of Bay street to Randolph street and across
Randolph street to Bay street and from Bay to
the Bilbo canal with such turnouts switches,
side tracks and connections as may be necessary
to bring into general and more profitable use
the wharves along the city front, and to use and
operate on said track such cars and motive
power as may be necessary for carrying freight
TO and across said city front from the wharves
of the Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah
to the Bilbo canal and intermediate points.
SEC ,. Be 1t further ordained by the authori
the city of Savannah shall have the right to
locate the tracks in any streets through which
they may pass, and the same shall be located
by the Committee on Streets and Lanes until
otherwise directed. The said tracks, when laid
through across or a long any street in said city,
shall be so laid as not to interfere with the use
of said streets by vehicles passing over the
same. and said company shall at its own eX-
pense repair and keep in repair according to the
proper grade to be fixed by the City Surveyor
six feet each way, until otherwise required
from the centre of said track in the streets of
said city, of such material as will form a hard
and uniform surface of even grade at
the point of junction with the rails
themselves, so that carriages and other vehicles
can cross the track with facility and comfort,
and should the city require it of the same or
similar materials as the city may use should 1t
pave the street.
SEC 3. That the permission hereby granted
shall continue in force for the space of ---
months from the date of the passage of this
ordinance and if not awaited of within said
- months shall become void and of no effect,
SEC 4. This permission is granted subject to
all the provisions of Sections 3, d and 5, the or
dinance passed in Council Jan. Z, 1885, entitled,
IAN Ordinance to permit the Central Railroad
and Banking Company or Georgia, the Ocean
Steamship Company of Savannah, or such rail-
road corporation NOW existing or hereafter to
be formed) as the said last named corporation
may designate TO RIM a track from the present
system Of tracks on the west side of the Savan
nah and Ogeechee Canal to Montgomery street
in city of Savannah, and thence along River
street to the Bilbo Canal" and to Section 3, of
an ordinance passed in Council, Jan. ii, 1885, en-
titled AN ordinance to amend the said ordi-
nance of Jan, Z, 1885
SEC s. That all ordinances and parts OF or
dinances in conflict with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the first time
December l4th 1887, and published for informa-
ton. FRANK =. REBARER,
Clerk of Council